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I used to do a lot of audio and video editing and the releases of OSX always seemed to have problems on launch day so much so that people in the industry always
by securingsincity 13y ago
I used to do a lot of audio and video editing and the releases of OSX always seemed to have problems on launch day so much so that people in the industry always suggested to wait for the .1 release. Over the same time you've seen similar problems in apple's hardware. "It's mostly alright but some people are getting yellow cinema displays" "wi-fi connectivity issues" "a few models were XYZ" perhaps the same policy should be applied to hardware. Wait a month until they get the kinks worked out and you'll be rocking and rolling.
- mikeash 13y agoThe same policy should definitely be applied to hardware. It's fairly common knowledge in the Apple community not to buy the first version of any new hardware unless you want to experience all the highs and lows of the bleeding edge. On the other hand, it's hard to say what constitutes a ".1" in the hardware. The latest Air is a relatively small revision to the current Air line that's been around for a few years now, so I wouldn't have treated it as something brand new like I would have with, say, the original Air from 2008, or the redesigned one from 2010. But yes, if you're not in a big hurry and don't want to risk a fight with the hardware, just wait a month or so after any given release.
- pyre 13y ago| It's fairly common knowledge in the Apple community Since at least the PowerPC days.
- bdcravens 13y agoThe latest Air is a relatively small revision to the current Air line that's been around for a few years now True, but doesn't it have a couple of new parts? (Haswell CPU and WiFi chip that adds AC support as I recall)